Parrot Care...

There are three things to consider BEFORE you decide to adopt your parrot. These three things are the same as most pets except that parrots require a little bit more special attention when it comes to that last thing. Those three things are :
food, water and space.

1. Food - Food for any other animal is pretty basic. You go to the petstore, and you buy a bag of food. But for a parrot it's a little more involved. Just because they are birds don't assume that seeds is the only thing that they eat. This is FAR from the case. Just like you, parrots need a well balanced diet! Along with seeds, they require fruits and vegetables, protein from different meats, and cheeses. Yes! Parrots will eat meat and cheese! (Parrots will eat just about anything if you let them!)

2. Water - Enough said! ALL pets require a fresh supply of drinking water!

3. Space - Here's the kicker. Like I said before, don't just assume that because the parrot is a bird that you can just give him seeds and everything will be fine. The same goes for the space that parrots need. Some parrots, especially macaws will require larger spaces than a regular birdcage, and thats when an aviary comes into play. For the uninformed out there, an aviary is a specially designed birdcage where the parrot will be able to grow and thrive. Unlike a regular birdcage, an aviary is a lot LARGER and coincidentally, a lot more money. But this is one of the things that some parrots will need to properly grow. If not, they will quickly outgrow the cage and half of their feathers will be sticking out of the birdcage! ( Not a pretty picture!)

Now this is where most parrot owners will try to save themselves a little money, but in my opinion, whats the problem? First if all, parrots are not cheap. The cheapest parrot will cost you upwards of 1000 dollars, and if you have 1000 dollars to spend on a bird, then why spend 50 bucks on a birdcage that you know he or she will outgrow later in life? You might as well spend the extra money that its gonna cost to keep your parrot healthy and happy so he will be able to live a long life. That's why you bought him anyway, isn't it?

Look, when it comes proper parrot care, there are a lot of things involved. But I can direct you to the one website that I know of that can give you ALL of the information that you need concerning parrots. This website is totally dedicated to parrots. To find out even more about parrot care, I recommend that you visit: http://parrotcareguide.info.